Click the rotation handle at the top of the object, and then drag in the direction that you want.

To constrain the rotation to 15-degree increments, press and hold Shift while you drag the rotation handle.

When you rotate multiple shapes, they do not rotate as a group, but instead each shape rotates around its own center.

When you rotate an inline object in Word, the object stays in the same position on the line during the rotation, which can make the rotation seem strange. If you don’t like the way it looks, you can change the layout option or text wrapping.

When you rotate an object, any text within the object will rotate with it. However, text within a flipped object is not automatically flipped with the rotation tool. To reverse text along with the object that contains it, you can do the following in Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Select and then right-click the object you want to reverse, and then click Format Shape.

In the Format Shape pane, under Shape Options, click Effects.

Under 3-D Rotation, in one of the Rotation boxes (X, Y, or Z, depending on how you want to rotate your text), enter 180.

Notes:

Changing the rotation may affect the fill color of your object. You can adjust your fill color in the Format Shape pane on the Fill & Line
tab.

When you click in the object to edit the text, it will revert back to its original appearance temporarily while you edit it. The reversed appearance will be reapplied when you are done editing text and you click outside of the object.

When you rotate an object, any text within the object will rotate with it. However, text within a flipped object is not automatically flipped with the rotation tool. To reverse text along with the object that contains it, you can do the following in Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Select and then right-click the object you want to reverse, and then click Format Shape.

In the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Rotation on the left.

In one of the Rotation boxes (X, Y, or Z, depending on how you want to rotate your text), enter 180.

Notes:

Changing the rotation may affect the fill color of your object. You can adjust your fill color in the Format Shape dialog box on the Fill tab.

When you click in the object to edit the text, it will revert back to its original appearance temporarily while you edit it. The reversed appearance will be reapplied when you click outside of the object.

When you flip a shape, picture, or other object, you create a reverse image of the shape, picture, or object.

Tip: You can create a mirror image of an shape, picture, or object by making a copy of it, and then flipping it. Drag the duplicate copy into a position where it mirrors the original shape, picture, or object.

Click the picture, shape, or WordArt that you want to flip.

Click the Format tab.

Note: If you do not see the Format tab, make sure that you've selected the object.

In the Arrange group, click Rotate
, and then do one of the following:

To reverse the object vertically, click Flip Vertical.

To reverse the object horizontally, click Flip Horizontal.

Notes:

To rotate a SmartArt graphic, copy the SmartArt graphic, paste it as a picture, and then rotate the picture.

If the rotation options are not available when you click the picture that you want to rotate or flip, right-click each picture, and on the shortcut menu, point to Text Wrapping, and then click Square or any option other than In Line with Text.

Rotation tools aren't available in Office Online

PowerPoint Online lets you flip an image horizontally or vertically. Other than that, Office Online apps don't have rotation tools. If you have a desktop version of Office, click Open in [Program Name] in your desktop program to open the document and use the rotation tools. If you don’t have a desktop version of Office, you can try or buy the latest version now.